Bangui vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$225	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$882
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	91
😀 Quality of life	8	72
🏙️ Population	889K	11.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 36% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8489th and 6563rd ($526 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in the Central African Republic and China, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 9279th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Hangzhou

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	Bangui	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$28925

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753